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Household of John Wallace (born 1836, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrhead & Levern, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

John Wallace and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wallace, born in 1836 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Mary Borland (born 1861 in Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland), Janet Shanks (born 1863 in Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1866 in Harford, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Sarah Wilson (born 1871 in Harford, Ayrshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Granddaughter, Maggie Wallace (born 1880 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and John's Mother-In-Law, Maggie (born 1803 in Ayrshire, Scotland).


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John Wallace's household

Male

John

Wallace

Head
Female

Mary Borland

Wallace

Daughter
Female

Janet Shanks

Wallace

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Wallace

Daughter
Female

Sarah Wilson

Wallace

Daughter
Female

Maggie Wallace

Douglas

Granddaughter
Female

Maggie

Borland

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Wallace
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wallace

Head

Widower

45

1836

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary Borland

Wallace

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Janet Shanks

Wallace

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Maggie

Wallace

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Harford, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sarah Wilson

Wallace

Daughter

-

10

1871

Harford, Ayrshire, Scotland

Maggie Wallace

Douglas

Granddaughter

-

1

1880

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Maggie

Borland

Mother-In-Law

Widow

78

1803

Ayrshire, Scotland

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